[ResuNezily]

Okay... I called Atkins and spoke to three different people until I got an Atkins nutritionist on the phone. The "official" answer is, "NO, you do not need to count the carbs in eggs." The reason? She said because it's such a small amount and "it (carb) is bound to protein". Same for the carbs in lobster (I asked about that, too).

Call them yourself if you don't want to believe me..

1-800-628-5467.

FAQs on website: http://www.atkins.com/Help.aspx

On ketosis in the FAQ:

"It's important to understand that your body has been running on a glucose (sugar) metabolism all your life. Glucose is the body's preferred source of fuel because it burns fast. Atkins sets up an alternative metabolic pathway for producing energy: You switch from a primarily glucose metabolism to a fat metabolism. Withdrawal occurs during the adaptation period in which that switch takes place. Until you adapt to this new fuel source, you may feel tired, have headaches or experience other symptoms.

When your body becomes accustomed to burning fat for fuel, these symptoms should go away. In the meantime, you may alleviate them by increasing your carb intake slightly. Do this by eating more vegetables such as salad greens, spinach, broccoli and string beans. Once your body adjusts and symptoms have abated, reduce your carb intake to 20 grams a day again."

On metabolic advantage from the FAQ:

"Research has shown that on a controlled carbohydrate program, more calories are burned than on a low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet, so there is a certain metabolic advantage to the controlled carb approach. But understand that this does not give you a license to gorge."

Anything else you can't find?

Tril